TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION NOTICE No. 03-93
Amendments to the Interim Final Rule Implementing the 1992 Amendments to the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)
To transmit to all States a Federal Register Notice announcing amendments to the interim final rule, which was published on Tuesday, December 29, 1992, (57 FR 62004).
Questions on this Notice may be directed to Jim Aaron or Dennis Nutt on (202) 219-6825.
Background: On December 29, 1992, the Department of Labor (DOL or Department) published an interim final rule amending the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) regulations to implement the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992, Pub. L. 102-367 (Amendments). 57 FR 62004. The interim final rule indicated that the effective date for the rule was December 18, 1992, through June 1, 1993. The interim final rule invited written comments for consideration in developing the final rule, and indicated that the Department would issue a final rule on or before the June 1 expiration date of the interim final rule, after it had reviewed the public comments received. In addition, the interim final rule set forth guidance on transition and implementation of the Amendments. The Department received approximately 400 written sets of comprehensive comments from the JTPA system and other interested parties in response to the request for comments. Almost all of the submissions provided discrete comments on multiple sections and/or regulatory provisions of the interim final rule. Many of the comments received dealt with a number of complex and/or sensitive issues which the Department believes must be addressed before publishing a final rule. It soon became clear that if the Department was to fully consider all the comments received, additional time was required beyond the June 1, 1993, expiration date of the interim final rule. So as not to have an interruption in the regulations governing JTPA, the Department published the attached amendments to the interim final rule which amended the EFFECTIVE DATE section of the interim final rule to remove the June 1, 1993, expiration date, indicating that the Department plans to publish a final rule on or before September 1, 1993, and revised the Transition provision set forth at 20 CFR 627, subpart I, as a result of implementation issues raised after the publication of the December 29, 1992, interim final rule. Action Required: States should transmit the attached Federal Register Notice to all service delivery areas and other interested parties.
All State JTPA Liaisons State Worker Adjustment Liaisons State Wagner-Peyser Administering Agencies
Carolyn M. Golding Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration